The AP Exam is in May and i have been working hard all year long to prepare for it. I plan on taking the test and putting forth my best effort using what i have learned from AP Lit class to be successful on the test.
Here are some practice tests
Here are some practice tests
Click here to find out more about the multiple choice and writing AP Lit Exam portion
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Click here to find out more on how to get a great grade on the AP Lit exam
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Click here to get a head start on the AP Lit exam by doing practice exams. When on the site you will have to scroll down and choose any of the recent years of the practice questions to do. You will also be asked to create an account in order to take the practice exams
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This video gave great insight on what to expect such as the multiple choice section of the exam is worth 45% of your total score, there are a total of 55 questions, and there are approximately 5 passages with at least 2 poetry and 2 prose passages on every AP lit exam. The video also goes into depth on how there are many different kinds of questions including straight forward, all except, or roman numeral questions. The video also goes into depth on the writing section as well. The video explains that the writing section is about 40 minuets per essay and the essays are broken up into one poetry, one prose, and one free response questions. Overall this video was really insightful and worth watching if you want to learn more about the AP Lit exam.
Class activity
As a class we have gone over a plethora of "How - To" papers to help us become prepared for the AP Exam, and this one in particular really gave good insight on tips to use for the AP Exam. The first helpful point was to try and find your own way of what works for you by trying different strategies whether that is skimming the questions or rereading the passage. Another good point that was made was there is no penalty for guessing. if you really have no clue, it is better to guess and have the possibility of answering the question right than to skip it and never come back to it. The last good point that was made was the fact that you only have one minuet per question so skip the difficult/time consuming questions and save them for last!
Top Ten Tips!
5 for multiple choice
1. Don't skim!
2. Don't waste your time on hard questions
3. Guess if you don't know. There is no penatly for guessing!
4. Underline and circle important information, but do not mark up your paper! this will make it tough to find your actual important points
5. Use process of elimination
5 for writing passage
6. Plan an outline for your essay!
7. Reread books that intriuged you so you can remember the content better
8. Study past literature
9. Get good sleep the night before
10. Eat a good breakfast for brain power
1. Don't skim!
2. Don't waste your time on hard questions
3. Guess if you don't know. There is no penatly for guessing!
4. Underline and circle important information, but do not mark up your paper! this will make it tough to find your actual important points
5. Use process of elimination
5 for writing passage
6. Plan an outline for your essay!
7. Reread books that intriuged you so you can remember the content better
8. Study past literature
9. Get good sleep the night before
10. Eat a good breakfast for brain power
For the multiple choice questions, there were many good tips that everyone should follow. The main ones were based on time. These included not to skim the passages, skip the hard difficult questions and come back to them, and also don't be afraid to guess. These will help anyone taking the test work better under the pressure of time. One of the most important points in the top five is number 4 explaining to not mark up your paper too much because then it will become to clustered to pick out the important facts.
For the written portion it is very important to plan out what works for the prompt you are given. If you take the time to plan out an outline of your essay it will help you stay more organized, not ramble or summarize too much, and you won't forget any good ideas you may have originally thought of. Another good activity to take part in to get ready for the AP exam is rereading AP books to refresh your memory on names and events that you could write about and connect back to if the prompt permits it.
For the written portion it is very important to plan out what works for the prompt you are given. If you take the time to plan out an outline of your essay it will help you stay more organized, not ramble or summarize too much, and you won't forget any good ideas you may have originally thought of. Another good activity to take part in to get ready for the AP exam is rereading AP books to refresh your memory on names and events that you could write about and connect back to if the prompt permits it.
Works Cited
Carbone, Gina. "The AP Lit Exam." YouTube. YouTube, 02 May 2014. Web. 01 May 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyuYTfrglmQ>.
Learnerator. "The Ultimate List of AP English Literature Tips | Learnerator."Learnerator Blog. Learnerator, 21 Mar. 2015. Web. 01 May 2016. <https://www.learnerator.com/blog/ap-english-literature-tips/>.
Picture of mentor text: this was a picture uploaded by Drake Johnson from the AP Literature class 2nd block
Learnerator. "The Ultimate List of AP English Literature Tips | Learnerator."Learnerator Blog. Learnerator, 21 Mar. 2015. Web. 01 May 2016. <https://www.learnerator.com/blog/ap-english-literature-tips/>.
Picture of mentor text: this was a picture uploaded by Drake Johnson from the AP Literature class 2nd block